For years, the knife was the most commonly used tool to sharpen the wooden writing instrument known as a pencil (which historians believe was invented in the 15th or 16th century). But whittling the ...

For sharp pencils in a snap, there's no shortage of easy options out there. The best electric pencil sharpeners get the job done — fast. That said, with so many different designs and brands, it can be ...

C.H Hanson's Pro-Sharp Finishing Pencil Carpenter may seem like a spoof from the pages of Mad Magazine, but it is in fact a real product. And better – as we shall see – it is a real product available ...

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) - Many people across the world enjoy collecting items. Laramie resident Milton Ontiveroz has a collection that’s almost as unique and funny as the man himself. For the last 23 years ...

Long lines at amusement parks. Traffic stalled at rush hour. Cycling uphill. To most of us, these are just minor problems we face in an otherwise comfortable existence. To Anwar Farooq, they are ...

ICHEON, Gyeonggi Province — How much can a pencil sharpener mean to its owner? In Kim Won-rae’s world, it means a lot. At his workshop in Icheon, outside Seoul, where he fixes sharpeners as old as ...